Subject: (17) MAYDAY, MAYDAY AMERICA!
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RADICAL PARTY, THE TRANSNATIONAL TRANSPARTY
ABSTRACT: Insert published on payment on the "New York Times" of 28th
Septembre. The text contains a solicitation to join the radical party.
Lastly, it suggests the creation of an interactive link with the Radical
Party via Internet.
(THE NEW YORK TIMES, 28 september 1993)
NOTICE AND APPEAL TO ALL READERS
We have not calculated the thousands of hours of parliamentary
filibustering, nor the thousands of institutional initiatives of every
type; the tens of thousands of days spent on hunger strikes and also thirst
strikes without any liquids; the amount of time served in prison - not just
in our own countries but all over the world - nor the many hearings, the
many Gandhian and Socratic initiatives we have to our credit. Nor how many
millions of dollars we have diverted from our public and private lives to
finance our transnational activities, to realize our social commitment, to
make your and our hopes come true.
We have learned that we must give what is necessary, and not only that
which is superfluous. And that giving can be a source of strength and of
joy. And not sacrifice. We know that every day it is essential to know how
much money to give to what is necessary that that same day. Our membership
fee is in fact a daily contribution, even though we pay it annually. So, to
join our Party, we have established a fee in accordance with the GNP of
each country. For the United States the minimum membership fee (not
contribution! This can be a couple of cents or a thousand dollars,
according to individual means) is $255 for 1995, which is equal to $.69 per
day. Try it for a year. What will it cost you, when you really think about
it? Look on it as an experiment, a tryout, an investment risk. But also see
it as taking out insurance for life and liberty, for peace and tolerance.
For you and the world.
This advertisement cost us $106,000. The entire operation cost $162,500. In
order to recoup the money invested it is necessary for at least 637 of you
to join immediately. This will allow us to repeat the advertisement
elsewhere. To inform people, so that they may then choose to help us, to
welcome us into their lives, as we welcome them into ours. If we are to
continue to work on and to successfully complete the important projects we
have undertaken there is a need for thousands of Americans, at least, to
make the transnational "transparty" theirs - now. Are we crazy to hope for
this? It is you, personally, who will decide, according to how you react.
In any case, thanks.
We only have enough space to speak to you about 20% of our activities.
Let's hope there's a next time. It's up to you!
